Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 209 priced lines covering 3,630 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,875 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 694 head. replacement cattle receipts at 182 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 20, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,875Last week 4,716Year ago 3,826

Slaughter CattleReceipts 694Last week 1,066Year ago 776

Replacement CattleReceipts 182Last week 417Year ago 364

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher, with Feeder Heifers selling 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	290.00	290.00
8	250–300	279	280.00–335.00	318.43
18	300–350	322	250.00–330.00	299.30
13	350–400	374	262.00–300.00	282.53
20	400–450	425	240.00–275.00	259.29
31	450–500	477	225.00–265.00	255.94
24	500–550	522	227.50–265.00	247.83
7	550–600	572	220.00–240.00	234.59
6	600–650	620	217.50–230.00	225.39
5	650–700	660	190.00–235.00	212.97
2	700–750	720	175.00–180.00	177.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	369	325.00–345.00	330.98
86	400–450	426	280.00–332.50	305.33
5	450–500	457	283.00–300.00	293.04
28	500–550	525	250.00–290.00	274.61
32	550–600	571	235.00–284.50	268.29
33	600–650	616	239.00–252.00	243.47
3	650–700	667	247.50	247.50
9	700–750	715	237.50	237.50
68	750–800	796	241.25	241.25
1	800–850	840	210.00	210.00
2	950–1000	998	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	335.00	335.00
14	250–300	272	320.00–390.00	344.73
18	300–350	321	292.50–340.00	319.60
32	350–400	372	270.00–345.00	305.11
97	400–450	427	245.00–312.50	289.59
129	450–500	474	235.00–290.00	269.58
170	500–550	521	235.00–285.00	264.50
124	550–600	572	227.50–272.50	254.02
71	600–650	621	220.00–250.00	237.29
30	650–700	672	215.00–247.50	228.56
48	700–750	716	194.00–237.00	226.29
3	750–800	760	192.50–202.50	195.79
7	800–850	826	175.00–206.00	181.72
2	850–900	898	170.00	170.00
3	900–950	907	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	249.00	249.00
5	600–650	615	210.00–234.00	224.59
1	650–700	650	207.00	207.00
2	750–800	790	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	415	245.00–275.00	260.18
2	450–500	475	243.00–255.00	249.19
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	304.00	304.00
4	250–300	284	250.00–365.00	308.55
8	300–350	323	305.00–337.50	325.28
6	350–400	372	305.00–340.00	320.58
10	400–450	419	231.00–315.00	281.85
14	450–500	482	260.00–305.00	286.11
15	500–550	520	240.00–300.00	269.58
18	550–600	578	200.00–280.00	256.37
8	600–650	629	235.00–267.50	249.61
4	650–700	665	220.00–265.00	238.50
4	700–750	708	225.00–234.00	231.73
5	750–800	768	220.00–240.00	228.48
1	800–850	845	215.00	215.00
2	850–900	893	207.50–212.50	209.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	600–650	625	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
20	350–400	378	340.00–360.00	351.64
1	400–450	440	312.50	312.50
9	450–500	461	305.00–327.50	324.98
4	500–550	526	297.50–317.50	310.64
61	550–600	575	285.00–314.00	296.80
17	600–650	622	266.00–290.00	280.03
34	650–700	680	235.00–282.00	250.45
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
67	750–800	771	250.00–253.00	252.64
201	800–850	814	230.00–244.35	243.36
62	850–900	881	222.50–226.00	222.73
62	900–950	910	224.00–233.00	232.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	218	340.00–400.00	371.34
9	250–300	274	355.00–410.00	388.81
23	300–350	324	307.50–385.00	347.65
34	350–400	374	290.00–365.00	340.81
44	400–450	425	277.50–335.00	321.77
60	450–500	474	295.00–330.00	311.96
104	500–550	523	265.00–320.00	299.85
71	550–600	579	270.00–305.00	284.86
81	600–650	626	250.00–300.00	275.65
79	650–700	675	255.00–288.00	269.74
26	700–750	731	225.00–273.00	255.11
29	750–800	757	242.00–255.00	249.20
1	1000–1050	1,015	215.00	215.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	315.00	315.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	463	250.00–270.00	259.84
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	285.00–310.00	292.21
21	400–450	426	265.00–305.00	282.95
30	450–500	476	250.00–290.00	275.60
18	500–550	528	240.00–270.00	256.57
16	550–600	578	225.00–270.00	246.05
7	600–650	619	215.00–247.50	233.50
2	650–700	668	230.00–237.50	233.68
2	700–750	715	225.00–230.00	227.55
4	750–800	770	170.00–245.00	196.25
2	800–850	840	186.00–200.00	193.00
2	850–900	870	155.00–195.00	175.23
1	900–950	900	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	247.50	247.50
2	550–600	560	240.00–242.50	241.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	505	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	558	232.50–250.00	240.94
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	272.50	272.50
1	450–500	490	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	395.00	395.00
17	300–350	327	280.00–360.00	337.03
25	350–400	376	305.00–355.00	331.73
67	400–450	428	280.00–340.00	307.22
59	450–500	474	257.00–320.00	301.44
49	500–550	527	250.00–305.00	281.86
59	550–600	574	249.00–290.00	269.98
31	600–650	616	242.00–269.00	258.21
29	650–700	662	215.00–276.00	251.17
21	700–750	710	204.00–252.50	233.51
14	750–800	773	180.00–240.00	220.85
6	800–850	812	180.00–217.50	203.61
2	850–900	878	182.50–190.00	186.20
1	950–1000	960	174.00	174.00
2	1000–1050	1,018	161.00–166.00	163.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	558	238.00–240.00	239.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	222.50	222.50
12	450–500	466	222.00–228.00	225.42
4	550–600	561	215.00	215.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	172.50	172.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,440.00	1,440.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,290.00	1,290.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	790	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,410.00	1,410.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,126	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,443.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,215	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,664.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,063	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,579.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,105	1,370.00	1,370.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,019	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,667.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,015	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	983	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,577.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,353	1,450.00–2,050.00	1,773.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,363	1,455.00–1,750.00	1,595.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,400.00–1,480.00	1,440.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,281	1,510.00–2,010.00	1,785.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,170.00	1,170.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,140.00	1,140.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	1,370.00–1,700.00	1,521.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,675.00–2,050.00	1,836.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,260	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,049	1,730.00–2,750.00	2,118.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,012	1,710.00–1,970.00	1,793.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,885.00	1,885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,510.00	1,510.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,455	1,780.00	1,780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	1,710.00	1,710.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	920	2,070.00	2,070.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	130.00	130.00
10	—	1,186	110.00–128.00	121.40
1	—	1,260	104.00	104.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,226	126.00–133.00	128.65
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,285	169.00	169.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,901	159.00–184.00	169.69
6	—	1,574	120.00–148.00	135.38
51	—	1,670	136.50–168.00	153.58
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,106	105.50–150.00	139.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,003	116.00–135.00	123.53
55	—	1,017	103.00–125.00	114.25
13	—	962	87.00–111.00	99.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,427	126.00–144.00	135.73
7	—	1,371	116.00–126.00	122.30
27	—	1,485	139.00–154.00	145.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	1,179	116.00–141.00	129.98
25	—	1,161	110.00–125.00	119.30
40	—	1,273	136.00–157.00	143.60

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Tennessee barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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